Well, MINI does not have any drivers with a shot at better then "middle of the pack" right now and the good ones are being courted by the big names. They need to make a move or just drop out. I think what they are doing now is "embarrassing" to the brand.
I hardly see MINI "embarrassing" the brand with the WRC car. Kris is their best hope & it may be a while before he is of the same skill level as the top driver's, but he's close. I do agree with you that MINI needs to fish or cut bait.
WRC has always had a rough ride. F1 tons of sponsors, DTM likewise. Even though rally has the biggest fan base we still struggle to get the sponsors and teams but seeing as the Mini WRC is around $800 turn key from Prodrive plus the logistic of doing a full season you can see why there are not many takers. IRC seems to be doing well and is more exciting to watch.
Nasser Al-Attiyah gets the 'cool dude' award too, for having missed the Finnish rally because he was at the Olympics winning the bronze medal in skeet shooting. Being so multi-talented wouldn't be too bad, if he didn't seem to be such a nice guy as well.
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